By cassie mcclure for lcu
• 6 hours ago
With the help of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America s Resources for Tomorrow) project, the City of Las Cruces (City) was awarded a grant for 50 percent of the cost for one of its newest additions: the NO-DES truck.
The NO-DES (Neutral Output Discharge Elimination System) truck and 20-foot trailer, which totaled $524,907.00, allows Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) to do much less hydrant flushing, which cuts down on service interruptions to customers and is a more sustainable way to solve water quality issues while conserving water.
By city of las cruces
• 19 hours ago
Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) announced today it is challenging a penalty levied by its natural gas transportation provider and contesting the suppliers’ market price hike due to the mid-February winter storm that struck most of North America. The unprecedented weather event, now referred to as Winter Storm Uri, caused a combination of heavy snow, strong winds, and bitterly cold temperatures throughout New Mexico.
From February 14 - 17, Las Cruces residents experienced extreme cold temperatures resulting in higher-than-normal natural gas usage. At the same time, Uri froze natural gas pipelines and wellheads, dropping production dramatically in the Permian Basin and elsewhere, affecting utility service throughout the region. LCU was continually monitoring the storm and purchased additional natural gas (at a higher price) from its supplier. The resulting supply shortages meant suppliers were unable to meet the additional gas
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LAS CRUCES – Las Cruces utility customers will begin to pay more for natural gas when they receive their bills this month. The increase, which is planned to span over the next two to three years, comes from the need to recover costs incurred during the “historic arctic freeze” which occurred in the southwest in mid-February.
In a news release Tuesday, the city-owned Las Cruces Utilities said while the cold snap disrupted gas supplies across the region, the only effect the storm had on the city’s utilities was an increase in the gas commodity cost. The weather didn’t cause LCU customers to experience the same types of extended power outages which affected Texas residents.
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By cassie mcclure for lcu
• Apr 1, 2021 During the 2019 New Mexico Legislative Session, a $1,006,370.00 grant was approved for the Las Cruces Septic Systems Replacement project, Hacienda Acres is one of two areas in Las Cruces that will benefit from the grant funding. Approved by the Las Cruces Utilities (LCU) Board of Commissioners via Resolution No. 20-21-LCU026, the Hacienda Acres Phase II Sewer Improvements Project will now go to construction.
The Hacienda Acres Phase II Sewer Improvements project consists of installing an 8-inch gravity sewer main, utility holes, and a 4-inch PVC sewer service line in Calle de Ranchero and Avenida del Sol Road. Installation of the new sewer main and services will allow for 32 sewer connections for residents along these streets as a part of this septic replacement project.